My Kurdish Language Is My Identity - Ziman Nasnamey Min e

Language is a strong identity of the Kurdish people that has remained throughout history. Despite the persecution of their language, the Kurdish language remained not only a living language, but also a language rich in spoken folklore. In SBS Kurdish podcast series, My Kurdish Language is My Identity, experts and linguists are our podcast guests, our quest today is linguist, writer and journalist...

In the final part of the second series of My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we speak with Jeremy Fowler a non-Kurdish speaker about his thoughts on the language and his opinion on standardising the Kurdish alphabet. Jeremy Fowler is British who has lived with his family in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region for more than 10 years. He was an English language consultant and former Kurdology lecturer at Newro...

Kurdistan Mukriyani is a linguist, writer, women's rights activist and a famous poet who was born into an intellectual family. She has 56 published books, she has published 31 scientific researches, 204 articles in magazines and newspapers inside and outside of Kurdistan Region. In this episode of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we ask Ms Mukriyani about the unification of the Kurdish language...

Language is a strong identity for the Kurds that has kept them alive despite all the oppressions. But due to the lack of a standard language or alphabet, the Kurdish language faces many obstacles. In the fourth part of the second series of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we speak to writer Nawaf Miro about the preservation and the survival of the Kurdish language. - Ziman ji bo Kurdan nasnamey...

Ziman roleke mezin di jiyana mirovî de dileyze, tiştê ku mirovahiyê bi saya zimanê xwe bi dest xistiye, nîşan dide ku ew ji her şêweyên din yên ragihandinê cuda ye. Di zincîra Ziman Nasnameya Min e de, em vê hefteyê bi helbestvan Mizgîn Hesko re derbarê girîngiya fêrkirina zimanê Kurdî bo zarokên li diyaspora û rewşa zimanê Kurdî ya niha li gor salên par diaxafin.

Language is a strong identity for the Kurdish people which has kept the Kurds alive in history. The Kurds face a major obstacle due to the lack of a unified language and alphabet. SBS Kurdish will interview new guests about the importance of language and to gather their views in a series titled “My Kurdish Language is My Identity” every week for the next few weeks. This week our guest is linguist...

In 2021, we presented episodes of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, which consisted of 6 episodes. Three years on we're back to that same subject, which is the Kurdish language. Language has its own characteristics and plays a big role everyday life for the Kurds. In the second episode of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we speak to linguist and writer Dr Lezgîn Çalî about...

In the final episode of SBS Kurdish Podcast series; My Kurdish Language is My Identity we speak to sociologist and intellectual Ali Gurdili about the survival of the Kurdish language despite not having a standard written form of the language and what to do in order to preserve the Kurdish language for the future generation. - Di beşê dawîn yê Podcasta SBS Kurdî de; "Ziman Nasnameya Min e", em bi c...

In this episode of SBS Kurdish Podcast series; My Kurdish Language is My Identity we discuss the expression of the Kurdish language in the Arabic script verses the Latin script. Farman Hidait, a Kurdish author and researcher of Kurdish history, argues that linguistically speaking the Latin script can better express the sounds and the phonetics of the Kurdish language. Kurdish, an Indo-Iranian lang...

In episode four of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we continue our discussion from episode two with linguist, author and journalist Chahin Baker (Shahin Sorekli) about standardising the Kurdish language and whether the main dialects of Kurdish, Kurmanji and Sorani are two different languages! - Di xeleka çaran ya podcasta SBS Kurdî "Ziman Nasnameya Min e", em gengeşeya xwe...

In episode three of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we explore the possibilities of mixing of two of the most spoken Kurdish dialects- Kurmanji and Sorani. Kawa is from Kirkuk and Elham from Kobani, they have been married for several years. When they both met as refugees in Turkey, both weren't familiar with the other's Kurdish dialect, but now "Sormanji" is what they speak...

In episode two of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, in part one, linguist, author and journalist Chahin Baker (Shahin Sorekli) explains the importance of maintaining the Kurdish language and standardising the language. - Di xeleka duyem ya podcasta SBS Kurdî de, Ziman Nasnameya Min e, em bi zimannas, nivîskar û rojnamevan mamoste Shahîn Sorekli re di beşê yekem de li ser girî...

In episode one of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, lawyer, author and history researcher Hiwa Zandi explains the roots of the Kurdish language. He also delves into the challenges for Kurdish speakers to preserve their linguistic heritage not just today, but throughout history. - Le beşî yekemî zincîrey SBS Kurdî "Ziman Nasnamey Mine", ême le gell parêzer, nûser û lêkollînewe...